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Rhinos' offense struggles in 3-1 loss at Charlotte

The Rochester Rhinos come away from a two-match weekend with zero points, following a 3-1 loss to the Charlotte Eagles on Saturday at Queens Sports Complex in Charlotte, N.C. The loss on Friday allowed

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The Rochester Rhinos come away from a two-match weekend with zero points, following a 3-1 loss to the Charlotte Eagles on Saturday at Queens Sports Complex in Charlotte, N.C.

The loss on Friday allowed Charleston to jump past the Rhinos in the standings, while Rochester stays at 31 points.

Oklahoma City is two points back of the Rhinos and it holds the last USL Pro playoff spot. Orange County has 27 points with four games remaining.

The Rhinos have lost three straight.

Rochester has struggled to score all year with a league-low 21 goals, and back-to-back games didn't do the Rhinos any favors. It wasn't until the 84th minute that Onua Obasi headed in Rochester's lone goal off a long free kick.

Zak Boggs scored Charlotte's third goal with a little over a minute remaining in regulation to end any chance of a Rhinos' comeback.

In the 30th minute, Patrick Slogic was called for a handball in the box, giving Charlotte a penalty kick. Jorge Herrera put the shot in the top right corner.

The Eagles added a goal in the 81st minute when Zak Boggs chipped in a touch pass outside the penalty area for a 2-0 lead.

Rochester had an early chance to take the lead with a corner kick in the seventh minute.

The kick went to the 6-foot-6 Slogic who got a clean header off, but it sailed left of the goal.

The Rhinos will play the Harrisburg City Islanders on Aug. 23 at Sahlen's Stadium and Aug. 30 on the road before ending the regular-season schedule at home against Wilmington on Sept. 7.